vice
n
1
(a) [U] evil or unprincipled conduct; wickedness 邪恶; 恶劣行径; 缺德行为
vice and corruption in the Secret Service 特工部门的邪恶与腐败现象.
(b) [C] particular form of this 邪恶的或不道德的行为或现象
Greed is a terrible vice. 贪得无厌是可鄙的行为. Cf 参看 virtue 1.
2 [C] (infml or joc 口或谑) fault or bad habit; weakness 缺点; 坏习惯; 坏毛病
Sherry is one of my little vices! 我有个毛病, 就是好喝雪利酒!
3 [U] criminal or immoral behaviour, eg gambling,drug-trafficking, pornography, prostitution 罪恶行径, 不道德的行为(如赌博、 贩毒、 色情勾当、 卖淫)
[attrib 作定语]
`vice squads, ie groups of police who try to prevent this 警方取缔赌博、 贩毒、 色情活动的行动队
Detectives smash London vice ring, eg in a newspaper headline. 警探侦破伦敦黄赌毒团伙(如报刊标题).
4 (idm 习语) a den of iniquity/vice => den. vice (US vise) n metal tool, used in woodwork, etc, with a pair of jaws that hold a thing securely while work is done on it 台钳; (老)虎钳
(fig 比喻) He held my arm in a vice-like (ie very firm) grip. 他的手像虎钳一样紧紧抓住了我的手臂.
swallowvt.& vi. 吞,咽;忍耐,忍受;
vt. 不流露;<口>忍受,轻信;
n. [鸟]燕子;胃管,食道;一次吞咽的量;(滑车等的)通索孔;
maten. (工人间的)伙伴,同事,老兄,老弟〔工人,水手间的亲密称呼〕;配偶〔男女任何一方〕,动物之偶(尤指鸟类),(一对中的)一只,配对物;[医学](军医等的)助手;[航海](商船的)大副,驾驶员;
vt.& vi. (使)成为配偶;(使)交配;(一对动物或鸟)交配;交尾(~ with sth);